Software Engineer II- Microsoft Planner

Overview

Microsoft's Path Team empowers customers to move seamlessly from Idea Plan Done, delivering collaborative work management solutions across Microsoft Project, Planner, To Do, Whiteboard, and Visio. We are building the Future of Work by leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) and Agentic AI to create intelligent, connected experiences that drive productivity across Microsoft 365. The Path Team is hiring a Software Engineer II to help us realize this vision.

As a Software Engineer II, you will contribute to transforming Microsoft Planner into a high-scale, unified work management platform. This foundational effort will eliminate complexity, streamline user experiences, and enable AI-driven productivity for millions of users worldwide.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Solve problems in distributed and concurrent computing, including cross-datacenter geo-replication, disaster recovery, work distribution, and large-scale data migration.
• Collaborate in an agile environment, interacting with major Office 365 teams to build cross-service integrations.
• Partner with stakeholders to define user requirements and incorporate feedback from multiple channels into designs and solutions.
• Develop extensible, maintainable, and reliable code, applying diagnosability principles and reusing components where applicable.
• Serve as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), monitoring systems for degradation or downtime and restoring service for simple issues.
• Drive improvements in engineering processes, ensuring quality, managing risks, dependencies, and trade-offs.
• Embody Microsoft's Culture and Values in all aspects of work.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years of full-stack experience developing distributed web service applications with highly concurrent server-side code coding in C#
  • OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience creating, releasing, and evolving large commercial software components or products at scale.
• 1+ year(s) experience with NOSQL databases and high volume / throughput web applications and their design.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $131,400 - $215,400 per year.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.